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The business of ex-politicians
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Once upon a time, they were beacons in the public eye: shining politicians who had won elections. The economy was dependent on these decision-makers and those in power enjoyed this wealth of power.
It was also so easy: contacts at top level could be exploited and the cash register rang. Not only in our country, if you think of former Chancellor Schröder in Germany, for example. He unabashedly profited as an "advisor" to his friend Putin.
In Germany, ex-chancellor and ex-SP leader Gusenbauer became a mega cashier: pocketing 20 million from the later bankrupt René Benko was a "big deal", a lesson learned is a lesson learned.
Sebastian Kurz didn't stay sad for long after his retirement from top politics either: the speed with which the millions landed in his account impressed many practitioners who struggle to get from job to job. But that's where the great contacts as a politician come in handy, not only at home, but above all abroad.
Gusenbauer, for example, benefited from his good connections to Germany's then Finance Minister Scholz, and German taxpayers (involuntarily) contributed several hundred million to the Kaufhaus Galeria bankruptcies. Money that benefited Benko ...
How would it be if this time we had stable personalities at the helm who guarantee stability and have no "side deals" in mind?
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